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Minister for Health Jill Hennessy announcing the new $9.3 million Stroke Care Unit with RMH Director Neurology, Professor Stephen Davis, and stroke survivor, Lindsay Mott

New 31-bed stroke care unit to save more people like Lindsay

19 July 2017

It was the quick thinking of his brother-in-law that saved Lindsay’s life.

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stroke, royal melbourne hospital, ECR, redevelopment, neurology

Cause of spontaneous hives pinpointed by clinical study

03 July 2017

Melbourne researchers have solved a longstanding mystery about why some people develop recurring, itchy hives without an apparent allergic trigger, a condition known as chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU).

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DHHS Language Services Innovation Grants announcement

Helping culturally diverse patients to better access their care

22 June 2017

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of four health services to receive funding in the inaugural round of the Department of Health and Human Services Language Services Innovation Grants program.

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Statement about Japanese encephalitis

22 June 2017

To be attributed to The Royal Melbourne Hospital’s Associate Professor Steven Tong, Infectious Diseases Specialist at The Doherty Infection and Immunity

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infectious diseases, vaccination, travel health, mosquitoes
Normal lung scan

New lung screening program to help smokers

20 June 2017

Are you: A smoker or recent former smoker? Aged from 55 to 80? In good general health?

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Tags:
lung cancer, smoking, clinical trial, lungs
Queens Birthday Award Recipients

Queen’s Birthday Honours for RMH leaders

13 June 2017

Three distinguished leaders at The Royal Melbourne Hospital have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.

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Melbourne Health supports new Occupational Violence and Aggression campaign

13 June 2017

Up to 95% of our healthcare workers have experienced verbal or physical assault.

Melbourne Health fully supports the Occupational Violence & Aggression (OVA) in Healthcare public awareness campaign launched today by the Victorian Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy and Minister for Finance, Robin Scott.

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occupational violence

Statement: Gastroenteritis at the Royal Melbourne Hospital

26 May 2017

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is asking visitors to take special care with washing their hands and delay visiting the hospital if unwell, following a number of cases of gastroenteritis. Hand hygiene gel is available on all our wards.

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gastroenteritis; hand hygiene;

Parkville partners join to acknowledge National Sorry Day

26 May 2017

The Women’s, the Royal Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre held a combined event today to acknowledge National Sorry Day and affirm our joint commitment to righting the wrongs of the past and continuing along the journey of reconciliation.

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Professor Peter Mitchell

New study opens window further on life-saving stroke treatment

22 May 2017

Australian medical researchers are at the forefront of an international stroke research study that will reduce disability and have more people return home.

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stroke, ECR, neurology, research